Applesauce in the Crock Pot

 

Yes, I make my applesauce in my crock pot.  These apples were purchased at one of our local apple farms.

 

Both Dear Darling and I love to have homemade applesauce.  SO much better than what you buy in the store and made in the crock pot it is SO easy.

 

 

 

 

I like to mix up the kinds of apples that I use in my apple sauce.  Here there are Gala, Macoun, and Ginger Snap (I believe).  I was only able to fit five apples into the crock this time.

 

 

 

Here are the wonderful peeling that will go into my worm farm and onto my compost bed.  Nothing is wasted, which is nice.

 



 

 

I sliced all of the apples right into the crock pot and then added 1/2 cup of water and 1/2 cup of white sugar.  You could add less sugar, or no sugar and then taste it as you go.

 

This will cook on high for a while, then I mash it down with a potato masher, or you could use a fork and break up the pieces.  It's nice making your own, as if you like chunky applesauce, you can do that.  If you like pureed, you can do that.  If you want cinnamon, you can add that.  I had a friend who would add "red hot" candies into hers to give it a red color.  (Don't know for sure if she still does that though.)  You can add other fruit into the mix as well.

When all is said and done, you have wonderful, local, homemade applesauce to serve fresh, hot or put into containers to put in the refrigerator or to freeze.

How simple is that?